Operation Pagoda
Operation Pagoda | |||||||
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Part of the Rhodesian Bush War (or Second Chimurenga) | |||||||
![]() ![]() Hartley Operation Pagoda (Zimbabwe) | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
unknown | 7 cadres | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
none | 7 killed | ||||||
2 civilians killed |
Operation Pagoda was launched on the 16th May 1966 by the Rhodesian Government in response to the murder of a farmer, Johannes Viljoen, and his wife at their farm just north of Hartley. 1 Commando of the Rhodesian Light Infantry and units of the British South Africa Police were deployed to kill or capture the terrorists.
The BSAP ended up doing most of the work in Operation Pagoda because the local police commanders were reluctant at this time to sign control over to the army. The RLI was given little opportunity to act.[1]
References[]
- ^ Binda 2008, pp. 48–50
Biography[]
- Binda, Alexandre (2008). The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry. Johannesburg: 30° South Publishers. ISBN 978-1-920143-07-7.
Categories:
- Battles and operations of the Rhodesian Bush War
- Conflicts in 1966
- 1966 in Rhodesia
- Zimbabwe history stubs
- Military history stubs